Blue Cat Audio - DP Meter Pro

DP Meter Pro is Blue Cat Audio's level meter and side chaining tool. It's a fully customisable peak, RMS and crest factor meter, and it can turn what it measures into MIDI or automation to control other plugins and devices.

Metering your way

Almost every aspect of the meters can be changed, including attack and release shape. Five scales are built in, among them Bob Katz's K-System (K-12, K-14 and K-20), and you can create your own. Large statistics displays give an at-a-glance overview of a track, and it handles mono, stereo, mid/side and surround, including stereoness and phase cancellation measurement.

More than a meter

DP Meter Pro can record its measurements as automation curves, or send them as MIDI CC to any MIDI-controllable plugin or external device. Reverse, scale and offset the envelope and you've built your own ducker, envelope follower or side chain effect.

Where it fits

Gain staging, mastering with K-System references, and creative modulation when your DAW's side chain routing falls short.

Features

• Customisable peak, RMS and crest factor meters
• K-System scales (K-12, K-14, K-20) and custom scales
• Mono, stereo, mid/side and surround analysis
• Stereoness and phase cancellation measurement
• Record measurements as automation
• MIDI CC output to control plugins and devices
• Envelope shaping for side chain ducking and compression effects
• Modular interface with multiple sizes

System requirements

• Mac: macOS 10.9 or later, Intel or Apple Silicon
• Windows: Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 or 11, SSE2 processor
• VST, VST3, AU (Mac only) and AAX

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